Beuerman Miller Fitzgerald
New Orleans, LA:
Chelsea, Class 1 2018
What’s your favorite thing you’ve done since you’ve been here?
“Being in the back of the house with the crew. I mean I like front of the house, but back of the house is my space. I got a little emotional this morning, cause when I was doing my check in yesterday almost everybody from the back of the house came out there to support me during my check in, and that was just so amazing.”
What’s your goal five years from now?
“I want to own my own restaurant and I want to go back to train for Reconcile…
Why Do Students Struggle So Much in Math Class?
The subject focuses less on learning and more on performance.
How Do We Get More People to Have Good Lives?
The forces contributing to contemporary class stratification are beyond the reach of the classroom alone.
Who Knew: Chelsea Matteson
Hometown: Springfield<br>Soup or salad? Soup<br>Who has had the most influence on your parents? My parents<br>What’s your biggest goal right now? Buying a house<br>What’s one thing your passionate about? Soup<br>If you could change the world in one way, what would it be? Trash — I’d get people to find something to do with their trash and make people more aware of marine life<br>If your life was a movie, who would play you? Scratt from “Ice Age”<br>What app…
to have class rankings or not?
The education experience should include ballet lessons, sports, exchanges with other cultures and volunteering to help others in need.
Ideas to Encourage Class Participation
By Justin Ashley, author of The Balanced Teacher Path: How to Teach, Live, and Be Happy Student buy-in is not always easy to get, but there are strategies you can use to increase student participat…
Does Class Size Matter?
Class size does matter for teachers and students, but only if the instruction used in the small class size is different from those instructional practices used in a large one.
What do you think are the advantages of Beekman classes?
A recent graduate outlines the various advantages that come from small class sizes and teachers who care.
Are small class sizes really beneficial?
Smaller class sizes may not have a significant effect on learning, according to a review of 127 studies of class-size reduction efforts in 41 countries published by Campbell Collaboration. Researchers found that reducing class sizes may do more harm than good in cases where the increased demand for teachers leads to a reduction in teacher quality.
Is Content I Create for Class Mine?
Teachers spend so much time with their students and know them so well, that is natural they create content for them. And all teachers want to know, is the content I create for my class mine?
A Peaceful, Loving, and Productive Start of Class
Connect with kids and set a positive tone by greeting students as they enter class.
Can Biology Class Reduce Racism?
When it comes to race, “It’s always like ‘O.K., but now we’re going to start the lesson on peas,’’’ a biology teacher said. A study will test a new approach.
Decrease Class Size, Increase Learning
If class sizes aren't going to be addressed because of bottom lines, either because of a lack of teacher resources or school funding, then we are going to have to find a way to function better inside of these undesirable situations.<br>What's your best tip for working with larger classes and meeting students' needs effectively without burning out? Please share
In Focus with Amanda Ripley: How to Spot a World-Class School
In a handful of nations, virtually all children are learning to make complex arguments and solve problems they've never seen before. They are learning to thi...
Students Use Class to Grow Lawn Care Business
Duncanville High's businesses classes and two brothers' hard work built a successful lawn care company.
Which Class Would You Teach At Hogwarts?
You probably already know which Hogwarts house you would be sorted into as a student, but have you thought about coming back to teach?
'Racial Mismatch' May Affect Which Students Are in Class
Having a teacher of another race increases the risk that young boys of color will be suspended or chronically miss class, according to a new study.
When Connor Came to Class: Building an Inclusive Classroom
Inclusive classrooms can teach all students, with or without disabilities, that everyone has unique strengths. Cossondra George shares how her students learned to accept and appreciate each other's learning differences.
History class should be more than memorizing facts
Rather than deep study of cause and effect, young people can come to equate history with the joyless pursuits of chronicling and summarizing.
A Quadratic of Solace (or, Maybe Math Class Has a Purpose, Question Mark?)
We’re great at teaching our students the HOW. We’re not so great with WHAT. (And don’t get me started on WHY.)
28 Things That'll Get You Voted "Class Clown"
Warning: Do not read this post in a setting where laughing out loud would be inappropriate.
